Australia won the toss
In the first match of the four-Test series against India, Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. Indian captain Rohit Sharma also wanted to bowl first in the match. Although the toss of the coin did not fall in his favor.
The Australian cricket team has included two spinners Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy in their team in view of the turning track of Nagpur. On the other hand, Team India has kept three spinners in the playing XI which include Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Akshar Patel.
Playing XI of Indian team- Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shrikar Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia’s playing XI- David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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